Barber calls North Carolina’s redistricting efforts “surgical racism” and vows to fight back in court, in the streets, and at the ballot box.

by Rev. Dorothy S. Boulware

His legs are unsteady — he walks haltingly, supporting himself on canes — and he often wears a mask to protect his immune system. But Bishop William J. Barber II, the Yale University theologian, pastor, and civil rights warrior, is gearing up for another fight.

On Friday, Barber, president and senior lecturer for Repairers of the Breach, announced his new target: North Carolina’s new congressional map, a gerrymandering scheme to seize more seats for House Republicans in next year’s midterm congressional elections.

The Stakes: Democracy on the Line

At a joint press conference with the nonprofit Forward Justice, Barber

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